diff --git a/cmd/micro/view.go b/cmd/micro/view.go
index 0c4d3cbc..01374049 100644
--- a/cmd/micro/view.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/view.go
@@ -243,6 +243,13 @@ func (v *View) Open(filename string) {
 	home, _ := homedir.Dir()
 	filename = strings.Replace(filename, "~", home, 1)
 	file, err := os.Open(filename)
+	fileInfo, _ := os.Stat(filename)
+
+	if err == nil && fileInfo.IsDir() {
+		messenger.Error(filename, " is a directory")
+		return
+	}
+
 	defer file.Close()
 
 	var buf *Buffer